System Center Solutions Contest Update [07/06/2008]</h1> <article> <h1>System Center Solutions Contest Update [07/06/2008]</h1> <p>admin — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:17:09 GMT</p> <p>Just wanted to let everyone know judging is taking a bit longer than anticipated (we are working on donated on our free time :), and that results should be posted just the next few days...by 7/15 at the latest I think. Thanks for your patience. <p>If you missed the first meeting of the group, make sure to check out the video recording of the presenter sessions available at the URL below. We've had great feedback and already a couple of exciting offers for speakers at the next event in August. <p><strong>Session #1 recordings for System Center Virtual User Group</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/blogs/administrator/archive/2008/06/30/session-downloads-from-system-center-virtual-user-group-meeting-1.aspx">http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/blogs/administrator/archive/2008/06/30/session-downloads-from-system-center-virtual-user-group-meeting-1.aspx</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Session downloads from System Center Virtual User Group Meeting #1</h1> <p>admin — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:38:24 GMT</p> <p>By request, below are the session downloads for the first meeting of the System Center Virtual User Group:</p> <p><strong>Anders</strong> - <a href="http://www.it-jedi.net/downloads/scug/meeting1/anders.wmv" target="_blank">Cross-platform monitoring in Operations Manager 2007 SP2</a></p> <p><strong>Marco</strong> - <a href="http://www.it-jedi.net/downloads/scug/meeting1/marco.wmv" target="_blank">Powershell in Operations Manager 2007</a></p> <p><strong>Ryan</strong> - <a href="http://www.it-jedi.net/downloads/scug/meeting1/ryan.wmv" target="_blank">Audit Collection Services (ACS) Planning, Configuration and Tuning Tips</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks to everyone for making the first meeting a success. </p> <p>Thanks to <a href="http://www.securevantage.com" target="_blank">SecureVantage</a> for sponsoring the event.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Agenda, Registration and International Dial-in numbers for today's user group meeting</h1> <p>admin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:15:41 GMT</p> <p>Just a couple of reminders to make sure everyone can get into the meeting today. I've included a list of International dial-in information for our friends outside the US. Meeting starts 1pm Eastern Time (New York time)</p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Event Registration</strong> </h3> <p>To sign up for this event, register at the following URL: <a href="https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=129503">https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=129503</a> <p> <h3><u>Agenda</u> </h3> <ul> <li>12:00PM-12:10PM: Introduction <li>12:10PM-12:40PM: Anders Bengtsson (OpsMgr MVP) - <strong>Cross-PLatform Monitoring in Operations Manager 2007 SP2</strong>. <li>12:40PM-1:10PM: Ryan Brennan (SecureVantage) - <strong>ACS Best Practices & Configuration Tips</strong> <li>1:10PM-1:40PM: Marco Shaw (Powershell MVP) - <strong>PowerShell within System Center Operations Manager 2007</strong> <li>1.40PM-1:50PM: Q & A</li></ul> <p><strong></strong> </p> <h3><strong>Meeting Details</strong></h3> <p><strong>To join for video:</strong> <br /><a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/winserver_usergroup/join?id=FNTNC4&role=attend&pw=8%5E-%5CzqX">https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/winserver_usergroup/join?id=FNTNC4&role=attend&pw=8%5E-%5CzqX</a><br /></p><strong></strong> <p><strong>Unable to join the meeting? Follow these steps:</strong> <br />1.Copy this address and paste into your web browser: <br />https://www119.livemeeting.com/cc/winserver_usergroup/join<br />2.Copy and paste the required information: <br /><strong>Meeting ID:</strong> FNTNC4<br /><strong>Entry Code:</strong> 8^-\zqX</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>International Dial-in Numbers (Audio)</strong></p> <p>Below is a list of International dial-in numbers if you're located outside the U.S.</p> <p>International Toll-Free Dial-In Number(s):<br />The International Toll-Free numbers listed below are subject to<br />change. Before each conference, refer back to this page for the most<br />current information. If a Service Access Code (SAC Code) is listed<br />next to the ITFS Number, it must be entered after dialing the number<br />in order for the call to be connected. Always distribute your<br />International Dial-In Number listed above as a backup for ITFS<br />service.<br />Argentina Dial-In #: 08003330638<br />Australia Dial-In #: 1800635431<br />Austria Dial-In #: 0800296683<br />Bahamas Dial-In #: 18002054786<br />Belarus Dial-In #: 8800114<(Code 5135)><br />Belgium Dial-In #: 080074015<br />Brazil Dial-In #: 08008916314<br />Bulgaria Dial-In #: 008001100186<br />Chile Dial-In #: 12300206935<br />China North Dial-In #: 108007140758<br />China S (China Telecom) Dial-In #: 108001400733<br />Colombia Dial-In #: 018009198731<br />Costa Rica Dial-In #: 08000150433<br />Croatia (Hrvatska) Dial-In #: 0800222626<br />Cyprus Dial-In #: 80094957<br />Czech Republic Dial-In #: 800142131<br />Denmark Dial-In #: 80887944<br />Dominican Republic Dial-In #: 18887518396<br />El Salvador Dial-In #: 8006378<br />Finland Dial-In #: 0800110016<(Code 5129)><br />France Dial-In #: 0800907956<br />Germany Dial-In #: 08001814622<br />Greece Dial-In #: 0080016122039951<br />Hong Kong Dial-In #: 800903850<br />Hungary Dial-In #: 0680012007<br />Iceland Dial-In #: 8008251<br />India Dial-In #: 0008001006188<br />Indonesia Dial-In #: 0018030177852<br />Ireland Dial-In #: 1800685010<br />Israel Dial-In #: 1809245952<br />Italy Dial-In #: 800780338<br />Jamaica Dial-In #: 18002050329<br />Japan Dial-In #: 00531160456<br />Kenya Dial-In #: 0800220115<(Code 5141)><br />Korea (South) Dial-In #: 00308131720<br />Latvia Dial-In #: 80002128<br />Lithuania Dial-In #: 880030330<br />Luxembourg Dial-In #: 80024725<br />Malaysia Dial-In #: 1800812937<br />Mexico Dial-In #: 0018663875515<br />Monaco Dial-In #: 80093358<br />Netherlands Dial-In #: 08000226486<br />New Zealand Dial-In #: 0800654460<br />Nicaragua Dial-In #: 18000551<(Code 5140)><br />Norway Dial-In #: 80013909<br />Panama Dial-In #: 0018002018146<br />Peru Dial-In #: 080053335<br />Poland Dial-In #: 008001114571<br />Portugal Dial-In #: 800819458<br />Romania Dial-In #: 018005030<(Code 5141)><br />Russian Federation Dial-In #: 81080025921012<br />Singapore Dial-In #: 8001011807<br />Slovak Republic Dial-In #: 0800042140<br />South Africa Dial-In #: 0800994920<br />Spain Dial-In #: 900931577<br />Sweden Dial-In #: 020798280<br />Switzerland Dial-In #: 0800562835<br />Taiwan Dial-In #: 00801126665<br />Thailand Dial-In #: 0018001562039946<br />Trinidad and Tobago Dial-In #: 18002039153<br />Ukraine Dial-In #: 8100180<(Code 5137)><br />United Kingdom Dial-In #: 08082348431<br />Uruguay Dial-In #: 00040190042<br />Venezuela Dial-In #: 08001005968<br />Local Dial-In Numbers Dial-In #:<br />Sydney Dial-In #: 282239790<br />Graz Dial-In #: 0316918064<br />Linz Dial-In #: 0732915071<br />Vienna Dial-In #: 019281036<br />Antwerp Dial-In #: 034000307<br />Brussels Dial-In #: 024006724<br />Copenhagen Dial-In #: 032714401<br />Lyon Dial-In #: 0426031128<br />Marseille Dial-In #: 0486060055<br />Paris Dial-In #: 0176707553<br />Toulouse Dial-In #: 0567804133<br />Berlin Dial-In #: 030726167387<br />Frankfurt Dial-In #: 06922224724<br />Hamburg Dial-In #: 040809020727<br />Munich Dial-In #: 089244432927<br />Hong Kong Dial-In #: 030114574<br />Dublin Dial-In #: 012475202<br />Milan Dial-In #: 0236019659<br />Rome Dial-In #: 0645217090<br />Tokyo Dial-In #: 0357675586<br />Seoul Dial-In #: 0234837052<br />Amsterdam Dial-In #: 0207075538<br />Rotterdam Dial-In #: 0107147060<br />Lisbon Dial-In #: 01211201019<br />Singapore Dial-In #: 66221009<br />Barcelona Dial-In #: 0934923264<br />Madrid Dial-In #: 914142509<br />Stockholm Dial-In #: 0856619362<br />Geneva Dial-In #: 0225803289<br />Zurich Dial-In #: 0445801752<br />London Dial-In #: 02031070273</p> </article> <article> <h1>System Center Solutions Contest - It's a wrap!</h1> <p>admin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:00:33 GMT</p> <p>The contest officially ended on Friday 6/20. We really appreciate everyone who took time to participate. We'll be announcing winners around July 1 (my travel schedule permitting).</p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks again to our great sponsors would made this event possible! </p> <h1><em><b>Our Sponsors</b> </em></h1> <table style="width:100%;"> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></table> </article> <article> <h1>First Meeting of the System Center Virtual User Group is 6/26 (Time and Registration Info)</h1> <p>admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:14:53 GMT</p> <p>The first meeting of the System Center Virtual Users Group is on the calendar, and we have some first rate speakers ready to share their knowledge. Not surprisingly, our theme is Operations Manager 2007 this month, but we have some of the foremost experts prepared to share some info you're not likely to see anywhere else. Thanks to the folks at our event sponsor, <a href="http://www.securevantage.com" target="_blank">SecureVantage</a>.</p> <h3><strong><u>Meeting and Registration Details</u></strong></h3> <p><strong>Date:</strong> June 26th</p> <p><strong>Time:</strong> 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (6pm GMT)</p> <h3><strong><u>Agenda</u> </strong></h3> <ul> <li>12:00PM-12:10PM: Introduction <li>12:10PM-12:40PM: Anders Bengtsson (OpsMgr MVP) - <strong>Cross-PLatform Monitoring in Operations Manager 2007 SP2</strong>. <li>12:40PM-1:10PM: Ryan Brennan (SecureVantage) - <strong>ACS Best Practices & Configuration Tips</strong> <li>1:10PM-1:40PM: Marco Shaw (Powershell MVP) - <strong>PowerShell within System Center Operations Manager 2007</strong> <li>1.40PM-1:50PM: Closing</li></ul> <p><u><strong>Event Registration</strong> </u></p> <p>To sign up for this event, register at the following URL: <a title="https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=129503" href="https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=129503">https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=129503</a></p> <h3><strong><u>Speaker Profiles</u></strong></h3> <p><strong><em>Anders Bengtsson (OpsMgr MVP) - </em></strong>Anders is a Microsoft MVP for System Center Operations Manager 2007, consultant and frequent contributor to the Operations Manager community. Anders can be reached via his management blog at <a href="http://www.contoso.se">http://www.contoso.se</a>. </p> <p><b><i>Ryan Brennan (SecureVantage)</i></b> - Ryan is responsible for the overall technical vision and direction for Secure Vantage Technologies. Ryan brings more than twelve years of solid technology and management experience. Before joining Secure Vantage Technologies he founded Enigma Technology Solutions a consulting firm focused on Microsoft Systems Management. Ryan has worked for multiple Fortune 1000 Companies and has experience in System Management, IT & Security Operations, Software Development, Quality Assurance, Systems Administration and Project Management with focus on the industries: banking, energy, technology, software, healthcare. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from The University of Massachusetts, Amherst. <p> <p><strong><em>Marco Shaw (Powershell MVP) - </em></strong>Marco is a PowerShell MVP, PowerGadgets MVP, author and founder of the <strong>PowerShell Virtual User Group</strong>. Marco can be reached through his GET-POWERSHELL blog at <a title="http://marcoshaw.blogspot.com/" href="http://marcoshaw.blogspot.com/">http://marcoshaw.blogspot.com/</a></p> <h3><u><em>Sponsors</em></u></h3> <p><strong><u><a href="http://www.it-jedi.net/photos/FirstMeetingoftheSystemCenterVirtualUser_7A64/SecureVantageLogoRGB.jpg"></a></u></strong></p> </article> <article> <h1>Windows PowerShell Virtual User Group Meeting #6</h1> <p>admin — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:10:06 GMT</p> <p><strong>Windows PowerShell Virtual User Group Meeting #6</strong><br /><strong>Time:</strong> June 24, 2008 at 8PM EST (New York time) <br /><strong>Place:</strong> Online via Live Meeting 2007 <br />----------------------------------------------------------- <br /><strong>To sign up:</strong> <br />----------------------------------------------------------- <br />Registration site: http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=129406<br />Event Code: 129406<br />----------------------------------------------------------- <br />This is our sixth virtual event. Invited speakers that will talk about various PowerShell-related topics: Bruce Payette (Microsoft), Wassim Fayed (Microsoft), Hal Rottenberg.<br />To join for audio:<br />Toll free: +1 (866) 553-8146<br />Participant code: 5592528585<br />To join for video: <br /><a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/winserver_usergroup/join?id=5H2F88&role=attend&pw=8%5E-%5CzqX" target="_blank">https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/winserver_usergroup/join?id=5H2F88&role=attend&pw=8%5E-%5CzqX</a><br />Unable to join the meeting? Follow these steps: <br />1.Copy this address and paste into your web browser: <br /><a href="https://www119.livemeeting.com/cc/winserver_usergroup/join" target="_blank">https://www119.livemeeting.com/cc/winserver_usergroup/join</a><br />2.Copy and paste the required information: <br />Meeting ID: 5H2F88<br />Entry Code: 8^-\zqX<br /></p> <h4><strong>Agenda:</strong><br /></h4> <p>8:00PM-8:10PM: Introduction </p> <p>8:10PM-8:40PM: Bruce Payette (Microsoft) </p> <p>8:40PM-9:10PM: Wassim Fayed (Microsoft)</p> <p>9:10PM-9:40PM: Hal Rottenberg</p> <p>9.40PM-9:50PM: Closing </p> <p><strong>Speaker topics:</strong><br />*Bruce Payette (Microsoft): PowerShell v2 modules.<br />*Wassim Fayed (Microsoft): PowerShell v2 remoting.<br />*Hal Rottenberg: Managing VMware Infrastructure using PowerShell.<br /></p> <h4><strong>Notes:</strong><br /></h4> <p>All details related to this event will be posted on http://www.powershellcommunity.org. </p> <p>(NOTE: This is delivered via Live Meeting 2007. It is possible that you may have to download and install the Live Meeting 2007 client which can take possibly up to 10 minutes typically.)</p> <h4><br /></h4> <h4><strong>Sponsors/partners:</strong><br /></h4> <p>PowerGadgets, Shell Tools</p> </article> <article> <h1>70-400 Exam Study Notes: Section 1b - Manage Roles</h1> <p>admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:45:00 GMT</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><em>To make it easier to keep track of all the exam study notes published, we'll link to each post on the 70-400 Exam Study Guide here on the System Center Virtual User Group web site on the </em><a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/content/70400ExamStudyNotes.aspx" target="_blank"><b><font color="#006666"><em>70-400 Exam Study Guide Homepage</em></font></b></a><em>. Watch the System Center Virtual User Group blog for regular updates</em> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Role-based Security in Operations Manager 2007 allows administrators to delegate the appropriate level of visibility and functionality to the various application specialists and IT support tiers. When considering User Roles in OpsMgr, remember the following equation. You can create a custom user role using by combining a default Profile with a Scope, which you as an OpsMgr administrator define. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">To understand a User Role, you must have a good understanding Profiles and Scope. </p> <ul> <li><span style="FONT-FAMILY:symbol;"><span><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;"> </span></span></span><b>User Role</b> = Profile + Scope<b> </b></li> <li><span style="FONT-FAMILY:symbol;"><span></span></span><b>Profile</b> = What actions can be performed</li> <li><span style="FONT-FAMILY:symbol;"><span></span></span><b>Scope</b>= Which objects the actions can be performed upon</li></ul><b>NOTE: </b><i>The default user roles in Operations Manager 2007 are globally scoped.</i> <h3>Profiles </h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><i>The <b>profile</b> determines what actions members of the user role can perform</i>. The more than 150 actions available in the Operations Console are defined in the following default user profiles:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="MsoTableGrid"> <tr> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;BORDER-TOP:black 1pt solid;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt solid;WIDTH:113.4pt;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;-moz-background-clip:-moz-initial;-moz-background-origin:-moz-initial;-moz-background-inline-policy:-moz-initial;"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;">Profile </span></b></td> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;BORDER-TOP:black 1pt solid;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt;WIDTH:365.4pt;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;-moz-background-clip:-moz-initial;-moz-background-origin:-moz-initial;-moz-background-inline-policy:-moz-initial;"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;">Description</span></b></td></tr> <tr> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;BORDER-TOP:black 1pt;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt solid;WIDTH:113.4pt;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;"><b><span>Read-only Operator</span></b></td> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;WIDTH:365.4pt;BORDER-TOP-STYLE:none;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;BORDER-LEFT-STYLE:none;"><span>The Read-Only Operator profile includes a set of privileges designed for users that need read-only access to Alerts and Views. <i>A role based on the Read-Only Operators profile grants members the ability to view Alerts, and access Views according to their configured scope.</i></span> <span></span></td></tr> <tr> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;BORDER-TOP:black 1pt;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt solid;WIDTH:113.4pt;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;"><b><span>Operator</span></b></td> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;WIDTH:365.4pt;BORDER-TOP-STYLE:none;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;BORDER-LEFT-STYLE:none;"><span>The Operator profile includes a set of privileges designed for users that need access to Alerts, Views and Tasks. <i>A role based on the Operators profile grants members the ability to interact with Alerts, execute Tasks and access Views according to their configured scope.</i></span></td></tr> <tr> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;BORDER-TOP:black 1pt;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt solid;WIDTH:113.4pt;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;"><b><span>Advanced Operator</span></b></td> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;WIDTH:365.4pt;BORDER-TOP-STYLE:none;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;BORDER-LEFT-STYLE:none;"><span>The Advanced Operator profile includes a set of privileges designed for users that need access to <u>limited tweaking of monitoring configuration in addition to the Operators privileges</u>. <i>A role based on the Advanced Operators profile grants members the ability to override the configuration of rules and monitors for specific targets or groups of targets within the configured scope.</i></span><i></i><span> </span></td></tr> <tr> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;BORDER-TOP:black 1pt;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt solid;WIDTH:113.4pt;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;"><b><span>Author</span></b></td> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;WIDTH:365.4pt;BORDER-TOP-STYLE:none;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;BORDER-LEFT-STYLE:none;"><span>The Author profile includes a set of privileges designed for authoring of monitoring configuration. <i>A role based on the Authors profile grants members the ability to create, edit and delete monitoring configuration (tasks, rules, monitors and views) within the configured scope.</i> For convenience, Authors can also be configured to have Advanced Operator privileges scoped by group.</span></td></tr> <tr> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;BORDER-TOP:black 1pt;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt solid;WIDTH:113.4pt;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;"><b><span>Report Operators</span></b></td> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;WIDTH:365.4pt;BORDER-TOP-STYLE:none;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;BORDER-LEFT-STYLE:none;">The Report Operator profile includes a set of privileges designed for users that need access to Reports. A role based on the Report Operators profile grants members the ability to view reports according to their configured scope.<span></span></td></tr> <tr> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;BORDER-TOP:black 1pt;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt solid;WIDTH:113.4pt;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;"><b><span>Report Security </span></b></td> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;WIDTH:365.4pt;BORDER-TOP-STYLE:none;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;BORDER-LEFT-STYLE:none;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>The Operations Manager Report Security Administrators user role is designed to enable the integration of SQL Server Reporting Services security with Operations Manager user roles. This gives Operations Manager Administrators the ability to control access to reports. <u>This role cannot be scoped</u>. </span></p> <span>The DW data reader and </span>data writer accounts supplied during setup are included in this role during installation by default.<span></span></td></tr> <tr> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;BORDER-TOP:black 1pt;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt solid;WIDTH:113.4pt;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;"><b><span>Administrator </span></b></td> <td class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt solid;PADDING-RIGHT:5.75pt;PADDING-LEFT:5.75pt;PADDING-BOTTOM:2.15pt;WIDTH:365.4pt;BORDER-TOP-STYLE:none;PADDING-TOP:2.15pt;BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid;BORDER-LEFT-STYLE:none;">The Administrator profile includes full privileges to Operations Manager. No scoping of the Administrator profile is supported.<span></span></td></tr></table><b> </b> <h3>Scope </h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><i>The <b>scope</b> determines which monitored objects, or groups of monitored objects, its members can perform. </i>For example, using the <b>Create User Role Wizard </b>you can create a custom role with a scope that narrows the view to only the Exchange 2003 Servers. </p> <h3>Creating Custom Roles</h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Through the Operations Console, you can only create custom user </span>roles based on the <b><i>Read-only Operator, Operator, Advanced Operator </i></b>and <b><i>Author </i></b>roles. Through the Command Shell, you can create a custom user role based on the <b><i>Report Operators</i></b> profile. The Administrators role is global and cannot be scoped.</p> <h3>Granting Membership in a User Role</h3> <p class="MsoNormal">You can associate an Active Directory security group with a user role. To grant a user membership to the user role simply by adding the user to the AD security group associated with the user profile.</p> <h3>Additional Reading:</h3> <p><span>See <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb735424%28TechNet.10%29.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR:blue;">Role-based Security in Operations Manager 2007</span></a> on the Microsoft TechNet website.</span></p><span>To make it easier to keep track of all the exam study notes published, we'll link to each post on the 70-400 Exam Study Guide here on the System Center Virtual User Group web site on the <a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/content/70400ExamStudyNotes.aspx" target="_blank"><b><font color="#006666">70-400 Exam Study Guide Homepage</font></b></a>. Watch the System Center Virtual User Group blog for regular updates </span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:13pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';"></span></b> </article> <article> <h1>Only 12 days left in the System Center Solutions Contest!</h1> <p>admin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:11:46 GMT</p> <p class="MsoNormal">If you've not yet submitted your entry for the contest, you better hurry because time is running out! Through the courtesy of some amazing sponsors, we’ll be giving out some great prizes for your effort, including a <strong><a href="http://www.gadget.ca/images/zune2.JPG" target="_blank">Zune 2</a></strong> portable media player to winners in each category and a grand prize of an <strong><a href="http://sneakerboxx.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/update051205_xbox360.jpg" target="_blank">XBox 360</a></strong>! </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Just send us your custom solutions for any System Center product in any of the following categories:</p> <ul> <li> <div class="MsoNormal">Script or Report</div></li> <li> <div class="MsoNormal">Command Line or Web-based Tools, Add-ons or Utility</div></li> <li> <div class="MsoNormal">Management Pack</div></li> <li> <div class="MsoNormal">Configuration Pack</div></li></ul> <p><b><u>Rules and How to Enter</u></b> </p> <p><b></b>For complete rules, see the official contest rules and information on how you can enter, see official rules at the URL below: <a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/content/SCVUGContest.aspx">http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/content/SCVUGContest.aspx</a> </p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b><b>Deadline to Enter: </b></b></p> <p>Contest entries will be accepted up until June 20<sup>th</sup>, and winners announced on July 1<sup>st</sup>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <h1><b>Our Sponsors</b> </h1> <table style="width:100%;"> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></table> </article> <article> <h1>70-400 Exam Study Notes: Section 1a - Configure Notifications</h1> <p>admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:53:00 GMT</p> <p>As mentioned in the introductory post, we mentioned that this series will prepare you for the exam by helping readers understand how Operations Manager 2007 works and how to use the platform effectively. Section 1a in the exam 70-400 skills measured sheet is <b>Configure Notifications</b>. </p> <p>Here is your study guide for this section of the exam. </p> <h3>Overview</h3> <p>To successfully configure notification in Operations Manager 2007, remember the following key points: </p> <p><i>There are four notification channels available:</i> </p> <ul> <li><b>E-mail</b> – Sends alerts through SMTP. You can configure redundant SMTP Servers</li> <li><b>Instant Message</b> – Sends alerts through the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)</li> <li><b>SMS</b> – Sends alerts through short message service (SMS), which supports the transmission of short text messages to and from mobile phones. This requires a GSM modem attached to the Root Management Server</li> <li><b>Command</b> - Specifies a path to an application or script that can perform basic function, such as troubleshooting functions for a particular failure. There is a great example of how to use this channel on <a href="http://wchomak.spaces.live.com/blog/cns%21F56EFE25599555EC%21835.entry">Walter Chomak’s blog</a></li></ul> <h4><i><b>Alert Aging</b></i></h4> <p>This is Microsoft’s implementation of alert escalation in Operations Manager 2007. Each subscription configured to use alert aging sends one notification for each alert that has not been responded to in X minutes. For more information, see <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb309722.aspx">HERE</a>. So for a tiered escalation strategy (one at 30 min, one at 60 min, etc), you’d need to create a subscription for escalation tier. </p> <h4><b><i>Configuration - Order of Operations</i></b></h4> <p>To configure notification in Operations Manager 2007, administrators must complete the following actions: </p> <ol> <li>Enable a notification channel.</li> <li>Create one or more Notification Recipients.</li> <li>Create one or more Notification Subscriptions.</li></ol> <h3><b>Hands-on Tasks</b></h3> <p>Step through the following tasks as documented on the Microsoft web site. Explore the redundancy options in the various notification channels. </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb309501%28TechNet.10%29.aspx">How to Enable an E-Mail Notification Channel</a></li> <li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb381452%28TechNet.10%29.aspx">How to Create a Notification Recipient</a></li> <li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb309608%28TechNet.10%29.aspx">How to Create a Notification Subscription</a></li> <li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb381401%28TechNet.10%29.aspx">How to Subscribe to a Notification</a></li></ul> <h3>Recommended Reading for this Section</h3> <p>Here are some short reading assignments to help you master this section </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb381475%28TechNet.10%29.aspx">About Notifications in Operations Manager 2007</a> (Microsoft.com)</li> <li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb381253%28TechNet.10%29.aspx">How to Configure Notifications in Operations Manager 2007</a> (Microsoft.com)</li> <li><a class="" href="http://systemcenterforum.org/wp-content/uploads/SCOM_Notification1.pdf">How to configure notification in Operations Manager 2007</a> (System Center Forum)</li> <li><a href="http://opsmgr2007.wikidot.com/system:notification">Notification in Operations Manager 2007</a> (Opsmgr Wiki)</li> <li><a href="http://wchomak.spaces.live.com/blog/cns%21F56EFE25599555EC%21835.entry">How to Configuration Notification Event Logging</a> (Walter Chomak, MS)</li> <li><a href="http://contoso.se/blog/?p=260">SMS Notification configuration notes</a> (Contoso.se)</li> <li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb309722.aspx">Alert Aging</a> (Microsoft.com)</li></ul>To make it easier to keep track of all the exam study notes published, we'll link to each post on the 70-400 Exam Study Guide here on the System Center Virtual User Group web site on the <a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/content/70400ExamStudyNotes.aspx" target="_blank"><b>70-400 Exam Study Guide Homepage</b></a>. Watch the System Center Virtual User Group blog for regular updates </article> <article> <h1>Series: 70-400 (Configuring Operations Manager 2007) Exam Study Notes</h1> <p>admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:47:00 GMT</p> <p>In talking with people in the community, there seems to be a bit of uncertainty and confusion about the how to appropriately prepare for the MCTS exam, "70-400 Operations Manager 2007, Configuring". So, as a user group, we have decided provide to help you understand more about what the exam is about, and provide a strategy and resources to help you prepare for the exam. Let's get started!</p> <h3>What is the exam about:</h3> <p>After some observation, at this point a couple of things are clear. </p> <ol> <li>People are somewhat confused about the content of this MCTS exam </li><li>People are making preparation more complicated than necessary</li></ol> <p>With that in mind, it is time to help clear up any confusion, and help those of you in the community who want to pass the test to pass the test.</p> <p>Just as the title states, the exam is about <b><i>configuring</i></b> Operations Manager 2007. We can see further evidence of this by looking at the<b> skills tested</b> as published on the Microsoft web site. Nowhere in the list of skills tested will you see the words architect, design, develop...in short, this exam is about use and configuration, not design and architecture.</p> <p>Furthermore, <u>Microsoft defines an MCTS exam as follows</u>: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialists are consistently capable of <u>implementing, building, troubleshooting, and debugging</u> a particular Microsoft technology</p> <p>Thus, being familiar with how to configure Operations Manager 2007 features listed on the <b>"</b><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-400.mspx#E6D" target="_blank"><b>skills measured</b></a><b>" </b>list is going to be important.</p> <p> </p> <h3>How to Prepare:</h3> <p>It may be best to start by explaining <b><u><i>how NOT to prepare for the exam</i></u></b>:</p> <ul> <li><b>Do not study material from brain dump sites</b> - Memorizing test answers doesn't help you learn how to actually use the product. It cheapens the certification </li><li><b>Do not focus too much energy studying practice test questions</b> - What good comes from exam simulations? Well, they do have some value in helping you get accustomed to the format of the questions. But do not spend too much time on practice exams; they take away from the most effective means of preparing for the exam - <b>using the product</b>! </li></ul> <p><b><font color="#0000ff">So how can you effectively prepare for the exam?</font></b></p> <ul> <li><b>Spend time with the product </b>- There is no better way to prepare for the exam on configuring the product than through spending time configuring the product. </li><li><b>Get familiar with the concepts on the "</b><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-400.mspx#E6D" target="_blank"><b>skills measured</b></a><b>" list - </b>To speed you preparation for the exam, focus your time in the lab practicing on the features listed on the skills measured section of the 70-400 exam homepage on the Microsoft site. </li><li><b>Use an MS-approved practice exam</b> - While we do not think exam simulations are necessary for MCTS exams, if you do choose to use one, select a Microsoft-approved source, such as MeasureUP or Self Test Software. Sadly, as of the time of this article was written, neither vendor offers a practice exam.</li><li>Hands on training - The best training I am aware of the is <a href="http://systemcenterforum.org/training" target="_blank">Operatations Manager 2007 Bootcamp</a>. <br /></li></ul> <h3>Your Exam Study Guide:</h3> <p>With these two facts in mind, the System Center Virtual User Group has asked a few subject matter experts to assist in providing study notes to help you master the key product features on the list of skills tested on the exam, creating a <b>70-400 Exam Study Guide</b>. A new exam study note will be published about twice weekly, each providing key points about a featured skill, and pointers to the best resources on the web to help you master that product feature.</p> <p>To make it easier to keep track of all the exam study notes published, we'll link to each post on the 70-400 Exam Study Guide here on the System Center Virtual User Group web site on the <a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/content/70400ExamStudyNotes.aspx" target="_blank"><b>70-400 Exam Study Guide Homepage</b></a>. Watch the System Center Virtual User Group blog for regular updates</p> </article> <article> <h1>Denver Enterprise Management User Group - Meeting Follow-up for 5/22</h1> <p>admin — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:53:36 GMT</p> <p>We had some great discussion last night at the Denver Enterprise Management User Group, where I spoke with the group about Operations Manager 2007, including some great conversations about Distributed Applications and the new Service Level Dashboard beta, Reporting, targeting rules and monitors, and how to better scope your views the Operations Console, as well as some best practices around maintenance mode. <p><i>Thanks to everyone who attended in person or via Live Meeting. It was my pleasure collaborating with all you guys!</i> <p>For those unable to attend, Anthony will be posting a Live Meeting recording of the session audio / video <h4>Resources</h4> <p><i>Here are links to the resources mentioned in yesterday’s discussion:</i> <p><b>Maintenance Mode </b> <ul> <li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/alipka/archive/2008/03/10/opsmgr-modified-brian-s-scheduled-maintenance-mode-mp.aspx">Scheduled Maintenance Mode MP</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.systemcenterforum.org/collection-of-maintenance-mode-scripts-utilities-and-mps-for-opsmgr-and-essentials-2007/">Collection of Maintenance Mode Resources</a> </li></ul> <p><b>MP Backups </b> <ul> <li><a href="http://derekhar.blogspot.com/2008/02/unsealed-mp-backup-with-retention.html">Automated Management Pack Backup MP</a> </li></ul> <p><b>OpsMgr Reporting </b> <ul> <li>· <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc463350.aspx">Service Level Dashboard Beta</a> </li></ul> <p><b>Training</b> <ul> <li>· <a href="http://www.systemcenterforum.org/training">Training for Operations Manager 2007</a> </li></ul> <p>Don’t forget to check out the <a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/content/contesthome.aspx">System Center Solutions Contest</a> from the <a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/">System Center Virtual User Group</a>. Deadline for entry is June 20<sup>th</sup>!</p> </article> <article> <h1>System Center User Group Updates</h1> <p>admin — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:22:00 GMT</p> <span style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;"><strong>First Meeting Schedule </strong></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;">To accommodate speaker (and my) schedules due to preparation for TechEd 2008, we'll be pushing the first user group meeting back to mid to late June. Stay tuned for details!</span><br /></font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;"><font face="Calibri">-----------------------------------------------------------<br /></font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;"><strong>System Center Solutions Contest Update </strong></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;">There's definitely been a good amount of interest in the System Center Solutions contest currently in progress, but most activity has been in one or two particular areas. (I’d like to see some SCCM activity!) <br style="mso-special-character:line-break;" /><br style="mso-special-character:line-break;" /></span></font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;"></span></font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;"></span> <p></font></span></p> <table class="" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class=""> <p><a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/blogs/administrator/Zune2_small.png"></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/blogs/administrator/xbox360_small.png"></a></p></td> <td class=""><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;"><font face="Calibri">We’re giving away a Zune (2<sup>nd</sup> gen) for <u>each of the following solution categories for any System Center product </u>and grand prize of an X-Box360 will be awarded to the judges favorite entry from all categories.</font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span> <ul> <li><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;"><font face="Calibri">Best script </font></span></li> <li><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;"><font face="Calibri">Best report</font></span></li> <li><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;"><font face="Calibri">Best tool or add-on</font></span></li> <li><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;"><font face="Calibri">Best configuration pack</font></span></li> <li><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;"><font face="Calibri">Best management pack </font></span></li></ul> <p><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;"></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal;"><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;"><font face="Calibri">Remember, you can enter in multiple categories! </font></span></i></p> <p><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal;"><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;"></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal;"><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-language:EN-US;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;">Complete rules and details on how to enter <a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/content/contesthome.aspx" target="_blank"><font color="#800080">HERE</font></a></span></i></p><a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/blogs/administrator/xbox360_small.png"></a></td></tr></table> </article> <article> <h1>System Center Solutions Contest Update [05/12/2008]</h1> <p>admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:07:00 GMT</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We’ve had several questions come in about contest rules, how to enter, etc.<span> </span>I simply wanted to point everyone to where you can find all this information - on the <a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/content/contesthome.aspx" target="_blank">System Center Solutions Contest Homepage</a>. </p> <p><b><u>Prizes</u></b> </p><p>Through the courtesy of some amazing sponsors, we’ll be giving out some great prizes for your effort, including: </p><ul> <li><b>Grand Prize:</b> Xbox 360 </li><li><b>Category Winners: </b>Zune 4GB (2nd gen) </li><li> <p><b>All Entrants</b>: Random prize drawings amongst all participants </p></li></ul> <p><b><u>Rules and How to Enter</u></b> </p><p><b></b>For complete rules, see the official contest rules and information on how you can enter, see official rules at the URL below: <a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/content/SCVUGContest.aspx">http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/content/SCVUGContest.aspx</a> </p><p><b></b> </p><p><b> </b></p><p><b><b>Deadline to Enter: </b></b> </p><p>Contest entries will be accepted up until June 20<sup>th</sup>, and winners announced on July 1<sup>st</sup>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <h1><b>Our Sponsors</b> </h1> <table style="width:100%;"> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></table> </article> <article> <h1>Official Launch of the System Center Solutions Contest!</h1> <p>admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:48:10 GMT</p> <p>It is a few days later than we would have liked, but the <b>System Center Solutions Contest</b> is officially underway. By submitting your custom scripts, add-ons and other solutions for any Microsoft System Center product, you can win great prizes including an <b>Xbox 360</b>! If you're not a guru, don't worry, we'll also be doing random prize drawings for all entries. <p>But you better get started. Deadline for entry is June 20<sup>th</sup>, 2008! For more information, visit the links below! <p> <p><b>Contest Homepage </b> <p><a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/content/ContestHome.aspx">http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/content/ContestHome.aspx</a> <p><b>Official Contest Rules </b> <p><a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/content/SCVUGContest.aspx">http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/content/SCVUGContest.aspx</a> <p><b>Contest Support Forum</b> <p>Questions about the contest? Ask them here! <p><a href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/forums/19.aspx">http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/forums/19.aspx</a> <p> </p> <p>Thanks again to our contest sponsors: <a href="http://www.savision.com/">Savision</a>, <a href="http://www.redynamics.com/">Redynamics</a>, <a href="http://www.inovativ.nl/">Inovativ</a> and <a href="http://www.akosts.com/">AKOS Technology Services</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Big News at MMS 2008 for Tuesday, 4/29</h1> <p>admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:22:00 GMT</p> <p>Several significant announcements were made public at MMS today, but I think these three items were far and away the most important for the future of System Center:</p> <p><br /><b>Beta of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Available</b></p> <p>The beta of the next version of VMM (SCVMM 2008), which includes support for Hyper-V, and requires the RC version of Hyper-V, is available today on <a title="http://www.connect.microsoft.com/" href="http://www.connect.microsoft.com/">http://www.connect.microsoft.com/</a> (requires Windows LiveID sign in and beta program participation). <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/tonyso/archive/2008/04/29/beta-of-system-center-virtual-machine-manager-2008-available.aspx" target="_blank">Read more...</a></p> <p><b>Native Cross-platform Monitoring in Operations Manager 2007 SP2</b></p> <p>Today Microsoft announced a few new beta products - two of which came from our team. The System Center Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions, which enable customers to manage Unix/Linux systems from Operations Manager 2007, was delivered as a beta today. </p> <p>If you were attending Bob Muglia's Keynote this morning then you walked away with a CD containing the beta bits. <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/scxplat/" target="_blank">Read more...</a></p> <p><strong>System Center Service Manager Roadmap</strong></p> <p>The roadmap (and some feature details) for System Center Service Manager were announced, and some talk of the planned integration with SCCM for CMDB were mentioned. There are screenshots and details available <a href="http://www.techlog.org/archive/2008/04/29/service_manager_roadmap_update" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Community Development Project: File System Management Pack (Your Feedback Requested)</h1> <p>admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:19:00 GMT</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">There are several resources available for monitoring files, folders and shares in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;">System Center Operations Manager 2007</b>, but they have been presented in an ad-hoc fashion, and not really designed for specific use case scenarios. </font></p> <ul> <li><span style="COLOR:blue;"><a href="http://www.systemcenterforum.org/file-and-folder-monitoring-scripts-for-operations-manager-and-essentials-2007/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">File and Folder Monitoring Scripts for Operations Manager and Essentials 2007</font></span></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"> </font></font></span><a class="" title="294" name="294"></a><a class="" title="298" name="298"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:294;"></span></li> <li><a href="http://systemcenterforum.org/wp-content/uploads/Windows.Monitoring.FileSystem.zip"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-bookmark:298;"><span style="mso-bookmark:294;">Windows Filesystem Sharing Monitor MP</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:298;"><span style="mso-bookmark:294;"></span></span></font></font></a></li> <li><span style="mso-bookmark:298;"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:294;"><span style="COLOR:blue;"></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:294;"></span><a href="http://systemcenterforum.org/wp-content/uploads/SMB.Performance.zip"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-bookmark:294;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;">SMB File Share Performance MP</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:294;"></span></font></font></a><span style="mso-bookmark:294;"></span><span style="COLOR:blue;"></span><span style="COLOR:blue;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span><span style="COLOR:blue;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span></li></ul><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">With that in mind, several community experts have agreed to collaborate to develop a proper model-based, monitor driven, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;">File System Manage Pack</b> targeted to the most common customer scenarios. Based on customer feedback, the MP will be designed to m<span style="COLOR:black;mso-themecolor:text1;">onitor various aspects of files, folders and shares, including auditing of resource access if this is a common need.</span></font></font> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;">Your feedback is requested</b> - You can help the team design and build the best file system management pack by providing your feedback on your common file system monitoring scenarios. Your help in beta testing the result will also be appreciated.</font></font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"> </p><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font><strong><span style="COLOR:blue;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;"><font size="3">Please respond to the following questions and add any additional suggestions you deem appropriate.</font></span></strong><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="COLOR:black;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1.</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">What aspects of files, folders or shares do you most commonly need monitor?</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">Check to see if a file exists</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">Number of files in a directory</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">File size </font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">File age</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">File share availability</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">Folder monitoring (same properties listed above)</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">Other</font></p><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="COLOR:black;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2.</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">Do you like custom performance views? For which items?</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">File size</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">File transfer response time</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">Folders (same as above)</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">Other</font></p><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="COLOR:black;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3.</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">Do you have need to monitor file access?</font></p><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="COLOR:black;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4.</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">What reports would commonly use for presenting monitoring data?</font></p><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="COLOR:black;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5.</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">Which specific applications drive your need for file, folder and share monitoring? </font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">The group is looking forward to your feedback!</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"> </p><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font> </article> <article> <h1>Live from MMS 2008 in Las Vegas</h1> <p>admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:58:00 GMT</p> <p>We made to MMS today, and have alreay had a couple of great discussions about a couple of potential community projects, and working on speakers for our kick off meeting in May. We should be posting some photos of the conference over the course of the week. In addition to covering some significants aspects of the event, we really want to show you some of the faces behind the product, partners, and bloggers around System Center. </p> <p> Keep an eye on the <a class="" href="http://www.systemcenterusergroup.com/blogs/MainFeed.aspx" target="_blank">rss feed</a>...</p> </article> <article> <h1>See you in the Community session at MMS 2008!</h1> <p>admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:21:00 GMT</p> <p> The group will be formally introduced briefly in the Community session at MMS this year. Session date and time below.</p> <div style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;">SU31 Microsoft Management Communities</div> <div> <div class="catalogSession">Tuesday, April 29 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM, Titian 2201B </div> <div class="catalogSession"> </div> <div class="catalogSession">See you in Vegas!</div></div> </article> <article> <h1>System Center Solutions Contest gets "thumbs up"</h1> <p>admin — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:52:00 GMT</p> <p>Based on comment and e-mail feedback, we are definitely going to proceed with a contest to kick off the new System Center User Group.</p> <p>Looks for an official announcement with details between now and MMS 2008!</p> </article> <article> <h1>SCCM in Large Environments at MMS 2008 [Group Discussion]</h1> <p>admin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:03:00 GMT</p> <p>Paul Thomsen of Microsoft is requesting feedback to gauge interest in a group discussion on System Center Configuration Manager 2007 deployments in large environments. </p> <p>Read more and respond on Paul's blog at <a href="http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/pthomsen/archive/2008/04/07/114742.aspx">http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/pthomsen/archive/2008/04/07/114742.aspx</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>MMS 2008 Parties and how to get invited.</h1> <p>admin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:58:00 GMT</p> <div> <p>Source: <a class="" href="http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/rtrent/archive/2008/04/07/4-mms-parties-everyone-attends-and-how-to-get-invited.aspx" target="_blank">Rod Trent, MyITForum</a></p> <p>If you’re a MMS newbie and want to know which parties to attend at MMS, listen up. Or if you’re a seasoned MMS veteran, you know what I’m about to say. There are 4 parties that are must-attend events at MMS. Each party has their own flair, but fit well in the mix to round out your MMS experience.</p> <ol> <li><strong>The myITforum.com party on Tuesday night</strong>. All you have to do is beat the mad rush to the myITforum.com booth (#235) as the Expo opens on Monday night to get a special party pass. Some of you have passes held back for you (you know who you are). Just so you know how large the myITforum.com party is, most groups hold parties in a restaurant or something small. myITforum.com’s party is always in a large area or large room. This year’s party is in a large ballroom and we’re expecting around 500 people.</li> <li><strong>The 1E party, Tuesday night right after the myITforum.com party</strong>. To get this party pass, you need to sidle-up with a 1E employee, either at the 1E booth (#311) in the Expo, or in the hallways somewhere. Your best bet is to find Ed Aldrich and tell him you love his red purse.</li> <li><strong>The Microsoft party on Wednesday night</strong>. This pass is generally available to everyone, but you’ll need to stop by the Microsoft booth (right in the middle of the Expo – very close to myITforum.com’s booth) in the Expo to get one.</li> <li><strong>The MMS closing party</strong>. This is for everyone and your party pass (usually a bracelet) will be inside your MMS bag that you receive at conference check-in (different than hotel check-in). Microsoft gives out awesome laptop bags each year and inside you’ll find a number of things like advertisements, maps, guides, etc. Don’t forget to locate your MMS closing party pass right away and ask the folks at the registration booth for one if yours is missing. Oh — and don’t forget to find the myITforum.com advertisement in the MMS guide this year!</li></ol></div> </article> <article> <h1>Unleashed Giveaway at Networkworld</h1> <p>admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:11:00 GMT</p> <p>Its finally here! Operations Manager 2007 has been <em>unleashed</em>, and Network World is doing a giveaway for a free copy of <em>System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed</em>! 15 copies of the book are available in the contest - find out more about it at <a title="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/microsoft/microsoft-book-competition-jump.html" href="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/microsoft/microsoft-book-competition-jump.html" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/microsoft/microsoft-book-competition-jump.html"><font color="#788639">http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/microsoft/microsoft-book-competition-jump.html</font></a>. You can also read an excerpt of one of the chapters in the book, Chapter 3, at <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/microsoft/032408-ch3-system-center-operations-manager.html"><font color="#788639">http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/microsoft/032408-ch3-system-center-operations-manager.html</font></a>.</p> <p> (<em><a href="http://www.systemcenterforum.org/unleashed-giveaway-at-networkworld/Its%20finally%20here!%20Operations%20Manager%202007%20has%20been%20unleashed,%20and%20Network%20World%20is%20doing%20a%20giveaway%20for%20a%20free%20copy%20of%20System%20Center%20Operations%20Manager%202007%20Unleashed!%2015%20copies%20of%20the%20book%20are%20available%20in%20the%20contest%20-%20find%20out%20more%20about%20it%20at%20http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/microsoft/microsoft-book-competition-jump.html.%20You%20can%20also%20read%20an%20excerpt%20of%20one%20of%20the%20chapters%20in%20the%20book,%20Chapter%203,%20at%20http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/microsoft/032408-ch3-system-center-operations-manager.html." target="_blank"><strong><font color="#788639">More at the source</font></strong></a></em>)</p> </article> <article> <h1>Update: How about a contest? (Your feedback requested)</h1> <p>admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:01:00 GMT</p> <p><em>Giving this a "bump" just to give everyone another look. Between comments and e-mail responses, things are looking good. If it sounds good to you, register and add your comment to this post.</em></p> <p>To get the user group off to a fun start, we were discussing the possibility of hosting a contest for the best custom System Center solution, and need to know if you'd be willing to participate. Please read the following, and then post a comment to this thread if you would be willing to play. <br /><br />The contest would showcase the best custom System Center community solution for a number of categories, including custom Management Pack(Opsmgr/Essentials), Configuration Pack(SCCM), Scripts (any System Center product), etc. Users would submit their entries to the site for judgement by a panel of System Center experts. </p><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';">Prizes </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';">would include <b>X-Box 360</b> (for the overall winner), a <b>Zune </b>for the first couple of runners-up overall, and then books and miscellaneous prizes for the runners-up in each category.<br /><br /><b><i>Would you be willing to participate? </i></b><br /><br />If so, register on the site (free) and add a comment to this post. If it looks like there will be a good number of participants, we will announce something official in the next few days.</span> </article> <article> <h1>Virtual SCUG Forum Update</h1> <p>admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:00:00 GMT</p> <p>You'll notice in the "Forums" section, we removed the product-specific forums. When it comes to product support, more forums are not necessarily better. Our focus here is really to bring new and innovative SCUG activities and user collaboration, not to launch yet another support forum. That being said, we thought it best to set the right tone early on. </p> <p>You'll also notice a new forum labeled "<strong>Contest</strong>". <em>Watch for details in the next few days.</em></p> <p> For System Center support questions, Microsoft newsgroups and TechNet forums are really the best place to find assistance. There are also a couple of great community sources for System Center support. We've listed all your best System Center Support options below.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal;"><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"><font face="Calibri">Microsoft Support Resources for System Center Technologies</font></span></i></b></p><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">The following System Center Products have online forums on TechNet</font></font></i> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><a href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=128&SiteID=17" target="_blank"><font face="Calibri" color="#800080" size="3">System Center Capacity Planner</font></a><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><a href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=488&SiteID=17" target="_blank"><font face="Calibri" color="#800080" size="3">System Center Configuration Manager Support Forums</font></a></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><a href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=488&SiteID=17" target="_blank"><font face="Calibri" color="#800080" size="3">System Center Data Protection Manager</font></a><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><a href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=92&SiteID=17" target="_blank"><font face="Calibri" color="#800080" size="3">System Center Essentials 2007</font></a></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><a href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=488&SiteID=17" target="_blank"><font face="Calibri" color="#800080" size="3">System Center Mobile Device Manager</font></a></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><a href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=575&SiteID=17" target="_blank"><font face="Calibri" size="3">System Center Service Manager</font></a><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><a href="http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=489&SiteID=17" target="_blank"><font face="Calibri" color="#800080" size="3">System Center Virtual Machine Manager</font></a></p> <p><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">The following System Center Products are supported through traditional newsgroups</font></font></i></p><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"></font></font></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">System Center Operations Manager 2007</font></font></b> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Server: msnews.microsoft.com</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">microsoft.public.opsmgr.acs</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">microsoft.public.opsmgr.ad</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">microsoft.public.opsmgr.aem</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">microsoft.public.opsmgr.authoring</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">microsoft.public.opsmgr.general</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">microsoft.public.opsmgr.iis</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">microsoft.public.opsmgr.managementpacks</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">microsoft.public.opsmgr.powershell</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">microsoft.public.opsmgr.reporting</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">microsoft.public.opsmgr.sdk</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">microsoft.public.opsmgr.setup</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">microsoft.public.opsmgr.sp1</font></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">microsoft.public.opsmgr.sql</font></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font face="Calibri" size="3">microsoft.public.opsmgr.ui</font></p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal;"><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"><font face="Calibri">Community Support Resources for System Center Technologies</font></span></i></b> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">There are also good community resources for support on some System Center products:</font></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><a href="http://www.systemcentercommunity.com/"><font face="Calibri" size="3">SystemCenterCommunity.com</font></a><font face="Calibri" size="3"> – These folks have great support forums for MOM 2005 and Operations Manager 2007</font></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;"><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><a href="http://www.myitforum.com/" target="_blank"><font face="Calibri" color="#800080" size="3">MyITForum.com</font></a><font face="Calibri" size="3"> – The best spot outside the Microsoft newsgroups for SMS and SCCM 2007 support, which is what they do best. They do offer forums on all other System Center <span style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </span>products as well. If you'd like to start blogging, you'll find this site is good option for assistance in gaining an audience. Definitely a huge and active community.</font></p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>User Research Study with Microsoft Product Team Requests Your Assistance</h1> <p>admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:10:00 GMT</p> <p>Microsoft User Researchers want to receive feedback from companies that use System Center Essentials software. We would like to meet with IT professionals who perform multiple responsibilities for their company; such as routine server maintenance tasks, various levels of troubleshooting, daily server, network or desktop management, and the planning and implementation of technology. We want to meet at your office and learn what potential improvements could be made in our software. This gives you the chance to tell us what your needs are and speak with some members of our product team. We highly value your time and will be offering Microsoft software in appreciation of your participation. </p> <p>If this is something that you or others at your company would be interested in, please reply to <a href="mailto:ms_sitev@microsoft.com">ms_sitev AT microsoft.com</a> at your earliest convenience.</p> </article> </main></body></html>